Sanitary sandwich envelope



Aug. 23, 1938. J. NAGLE 2,127,631

SANITARY SANDWICH ENVELOPE Filed July 23, 1957 6g arwwvbo b '52 I Jms Nag Le Patented Aug. 23, 1938 I Y 2,127,631

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,127,631 SANITARY .YSVANDWICH' ENVELOPE James Nagle,. Glendale, N. Y. Y ApplicationJuly 23,.i337, Serial No. 155,326 3 Claims. 101. 229-53) The presentinvention relates to a sanitary; II, the. panels 34 and 20 are folded over so that sandwich envelope in which sandwiches or other ';-''panel 34 overlies panel 30, and panel 20 overlies foods can be placed for the purpose" of serving panel I8, and at the same time tab 50 will overlie them. le tab; 44. Then panels 38 and I4 are folded so It is an object of the inventio t pan-el 38 overlies panel 34, and panel 14 overcut pieces of pie, cake, 'or other: food s panel l6,and at the same time tab 40 overlies in my novel sanitary envelope without; 7 p50. The panel 38 is sealed to the outside of nating the same and without soiling the phand's hje"pa'nel 34 and tab 40 is sealed to the tab 50. orclothing. C "if I 1 Thecom'posite triangular tab which has been 10 The various novel features of the invention by formed from the tabs 40, 44 and 50 being folded which. the foregoing and other desirable objects .as indicated above, is folded over the rectangular are attained are set forth in the following specipanel 38 as shown in Figure l. The composite fication, illustrated in the accompanying draw, tab 5| is then sealed to the panel 38 by adhesive.

. ing, and broadly covered in the claims. The sanitary sandwich envelope is now opened 16 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the sanitary up as disclosed inFigure 1. The envelope is open sandwich envelope. at the top, and is a six sided container, with all Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the saniof the sides tapering toward one end l2. The

tary sandwich envelope. 7 envelope has a wide opening due to the two .nar-

' Figure 3 is a plan view of the sanitary sandrow rectangular panels being opposite each other 20 wlchenvelope. I and two of the triangular panels being of larger 20 Figure 4 is a plan view of a blank from'which area than the rectangular panels being adjacent the sanitary sandwich envelope is formed. and situated opposite the other two triangular Figure 5 is a view of the blank on a reduced panels. of the same area which are also adjacent scale as disclosed in Figure 4, and being partly to each other. The envelope l0 being of a taperfolded. ing shape, will conveniently hold a slice of pic, 25

The sanitary sandwich envelope is indicated by cake or a sandwich, which are usually cut in the numeral III, which as disclosed in Figure 1, triangular shapes.

has four triangular sides and two narrow rec- The material of my novel sanitary sandwich tangular sides, and all of the sides of the envelope envelope may be wax paper, cardboard, or the tapering to one end l2. like. It is preferably made from light weight 30 The sanitary sandwich envelope I0 is made paper which is inexpensive, but at the same time from a flat foldable blank as disclosed in Figure 4, durable enough to serve as a sandwich container.

and comprises triangular-shaped panels, l4, I6, The present sanitary envelopeis used primarily 18, and .20. The triangular-shaped panels l4 and as a container in curb service or the so called take 16 are spaced adjacent each other and being out service which is now so prevalent. 35

joined by the folding line 22. The triangular- The drawing illustrates the possible embodishaped panels l8 and 20 are contiguous to each ment of the invention, while modifications and other and are joined by the folding line 24. The changes may be made which come within the true triangular-shaped panels l6 and I8 are respecspirit and broad scope of the invention.

" tively joined by the folding lines 26 and 28 to the I claim: 40

narrow rectangular-shaped panel 30. 1. A blank, comprising a rectangular panel,

The panel 20 is joined by a folding line 32 to n ul r p n f greater r j ined by folda narrow rectangular-shaped panel 34, and panel ing lines'to the said rectangular panel, a triangu- I4 is joined by a folding line 35 to a narrow lar panel of substantially'the same area joined rectangular-shaped panel 38. A small trianguby folding lines to each of the first-mentioned 5 lar tab 40 is joined by a folding line 42 to the end triangular P s, a row rectangular p s of the rectangular panel 38. Acentral triangular joined by folding lines to each of the secondtab 44 is joined respectively by folding lines 46 mentioned triangular 1 1 5, triangular ab and 48 to the tab 40 and the rectangular panel joined by folding lines to the first-mentioned 50 30, and a substantially triangular-shaped tab 50 rectangular panel and the second-mentioned 5 is joined by folding lines 52 and 54 respectively rectangular panels, and the said triangular tabs to the tab 44, and the rectangular panel 34. joined together by folding lines.

Adhesive material 31 is applied to the panel 38 2. A sanitary food envelope and the like comand the tab 40, so that when the blank II is folded, prising a rectangular panel, a triangular panel 55 it can be sealed together. In folding the blank of greater area joined by folding lines to opposite 55 sides of the said rectangular panel, a triangular panel of substantially the same area joined by folding lines to each of the first-mentioned triangular panels, narrow rectangular panels joined by folding lines to each of the second-mentioned triangular panels, tabs joined by folding lines to the first-mentioned rectangular panel and the second-mentioned rectangular panels, and the said tabs being joined together by folding lines, one of the narrow rectangular panels and its attached triangular panel being folded to overlie the said rectangular panel and the triangular panel adjacent the said attached triangular panel respectively, and the tab of the first-mentioned narrow rectangular panel being folded to overlie the tab of the rectangular panel, the second narrow rectangular panel and its attached triangular panel being folded to overlie the first folded narrow rectangular panel and the triangular panel adjacent the second-mentioned attached triangular panel respectively, and the tab of the second folded narrow rectangular panel being folded to overlie the tab of the other narrow rectangular panel, the second folded narrow rectangular panel and its tab portion being adhesively secured to the first folded narrow rectangular panel and its tab portion respectively, and the overlapping tab portions being folded and adhesively secured to the second folded narrow rectangular panel thereby forming a six sided distended envelope of open form tapering to a bottom closure.

3. A sanitary food envelope and the like comprising a rectangular panel, a triangular panel joined by folding lines to opposite sides of the said rectangular panel, a triangular panel joined by folding lines to each of the firstementioned triangular panels, narrow rectangular panels joined by folding lines to each of the secondmentioned triangular panels, triangular tabs joined by folding lines to the first-mentioned rectangular panel and the second-mentioned rectangular panels, and the said triangular tabs being joined together by folding lines, one of the narrow rectangular panels and its attached triangular panel being folded to overlie the said rectangular panel and the triangular panel adjacent the said attached triangular panel respectively, and the tab of the first-mentioned narrow rectangular panel being folded to overlie the triangular tab of the rectangular panel, the second narrow rectangular panel and its attached triangular panel being folded to overlie the first folded narrow rectangular panel and the triangular panel adjacent the second-mentioned attached triangular panel respectively, and the triangular tab of the second folded narrow rectangular panel being folded to overlie the triangular tab of the other narrow rectangular panel, the second folded'narrow rectangular panel and its triangular tab portion being adhesively secured to "the first folded narrow rectangular panel and its triangular tab portion re-- spectively, and the overlapping triangular tab 'portions being folded and adhesively secured to the second folded narrow rectangular panel thereby forming a six sided distended envelope of open form tapering to a bottom closure.

JAMES NAGLE. 

